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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1928-04-27 Board of Public Works Minutes April 29, 1928. Meeting of the Board of Public Works was held this day at the Town Building at seven-thirty. There were present:- Miles C. Higgins Martin B. Hartshorn Harold W. Putnam Samuel H. Davis, and the Superintendent. In the absence of the Chairman, Mr. Miles C. Higgins was duly elected Temporary Chairman for the meeting. Mr. George L. Downing came before the Board with reference to the proposed widening at the corner of West and Woburn Streets, and he agreed to accept the assissed value for the land taken by the Town. Mr. J. W. Killam, Jr. discussed with the Board the condition ' of the highway at the corner of Arlington and Woburn Sts . , and it was decided to have the Superintendent make a further inspection of the highway at this location with Mr. Killam, to see if anything could be accomplished to improve the same. A letter was received from Fannie C. Nichols requesting the Town to remove the bound stone from the corner of Van Norden Road and Franklin Street, and to restore the stone wall to its original condition before the bound stone was set, and she was advised that the bound stone would be taken out at once and the wall would be replaced. A letter was received from Mrs. D. M. Hooton, 93 Salem Street, asking compensation for land which she claimed the Town had taken ' to widen Salem Street, and also for land she claimed the Town had taken in widening the culvert running through her property, and she was notified that this Board would look into the matter and take the same up with her later. A letter was received from David Maurice Cook, representing , the Wilfred A. Bancroft Estate, submitting a claim for $150.00 for alleged damages to property on Longwoods Road, as a result of laying the water main in this highway, and the whole matter was referred to the Town Counsel for attention. A claim was made. by William Kelch as a result of falling down on West Street, immediately after the same was oiled, and this matter was referred to the Town Counsel for attention. The Superintendent also reported another accident at the corner of Willow Street and Summer Avenue, in which an automobile skidded on the highway, which recently had been oiled, and this matter was referred to the Town Counsel. A True Record:- ' Attest:- Samuel H. Davis SECRETARY.